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purse-onality

National Granny Square Day
15 Aug 2022

National Granny Square Day

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 8

August 15 is national granny square day.  A granny square was the very first pattern I learned to crochet and since then I’ve used it in many, many patterns. This post was shared a couple of years ago but in … Continued

granny squares, purse-onality, shawls
Crochet: Going Round in Circles
29 Jul 2022

Crochet: Going Round in Circles

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 14

The idea had been mulling around in my mind for ages, time to think outside of the box (or square) and get into the round. I’ve been making crochet circles of different shapes and I’ve put them all together into … Continued

bags, crafty to do list, purse-onality, slow stitching, yarn stash
Garden Journal:  February 2021
28 Feb 2021

Garden Journal: February 2021

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2021, What's Been Happening? | 13

The month of February has the least number of days but sometimes it feels like the longest month. If the pandemic doesn’t keep you at home, the weather in February will. Being retired means we don’t have to worry about … Continued

garden journal 2021, hawk, mosaic crochet, playing cards, purse-onality, rock painting, squirrels, Stumpy Family
Mosaic ‘Purse’onality
29 Jan 2021

Mosaic ‘Purse’onality

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 6

I got hooked on mosaic crochet during the latest lockdown in Ontario. Prior to starting the bag I had completed a few little samples to learn how to follow a graph and just to see how it really worked. I … Continued

mosaic crochet, purse-onality
Bags with Purse-onality
27 Mar 2020

Bags with Purse-onality

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Sewing | 10

The reusable bag collection is always growing, usually with bags from stores/organizations with their own advertising on them. I’m not a fan of being a walking advertisement so I came up with a way to cover up what I don’t … Continued

bags, purse-onality
The Project Bag
15 Mar 2019

The Project Bag

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 13

I’m taking part in the Southeastern Ontario Yarn Crawl and one of the challenges was to create a project bag. I decided to create one based on my circle bag but on a bit smaller scale. So out came the … Continued

bags, purse-onality, yarn crawl, yarn stash
Green ‘Purse’onality
5 Apr 2018

Green ‘Purse’onality

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 6

I love tote bags and I love to make tote bags.  I found this cute pattern for a bag made out of granny squares a few years ago. It is great for using up odd bits and pieces of yarn.  It’s … Continued

bags, granny squares, purse-onality
I Like ‘Purse’onality
3 Mar 2018

I Like ‘Purse’onality

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 8

I love homemade bags and have them in many colours.  I don’t use any bags/purses that are store bought but have ones with a little ‘purse’onality.  I’ve also made many bags to give away as gifts.  One of my favourites … Continued

bags, granny squares, purse-onality

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